According to Beating AI, a resignation post by former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has surpassed 100 million views within just one day, now reaching 140 million. Parker Thayer, an investigator at the conservative research organization Capital Research Center, believes this viral phenomenon appears less like organic spread and more like a well-prepared, well-funded public relations campaign aimed at amplifying fears of AI extinction to bolster the Democratic Party's push for stricter AI regulations. First, the pace of dissemination is too rapid. Eighteen minutes before Coxon's post, The Wall Street Journal had already published an exclusive report. Less than 15 minutes after the post went live, the first three retweeters came from Encode AI, AI Policy Network, and AI Futures Project, all organizations that have long advocated for AI safety and regulation. Second, these organizations share a significant common funder. Public records from SFF show that Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, has been funding the AI Futures Project, Encode AI, and the AI Policy Institute for amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Tallinn is also an early investor in Anthropic, leading a $124 million Series A funding round in 2021. Third, Coxon himself has connections within this circle. Thayer notes that Coxon received the 'Long-Term Future' Fellowship from Good Ventures in 2022, which was founded by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, with Moskovitz also being an early investor in Anthropic. Just 27 minutes after Coxon's post, Max Nadeau, who is responsible for AI safety funding at Coefficient Giving—another charity funded by Moskovitz—joined the conversation. Finally, political momentum quickly followed. Several Democratic politicians subsequently used Coxon's warnings to call for stronger AI regulations, with leftist leader Bernie Sanders having already prepared a bill to ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development days earlier. Coxon's sudden rise to fame conveniently provided ready-made political ammunition for the pro-regulation faction.